- Date
- November 10, 1978
- Place
- Springerville, AZ · SPRINGERVILLE, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8483EBell 47G3B
- Status
- Completed · report July 16, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 138215
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4459 78/11/10 SPRINGERVILLE,AZ BELL 47G3B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 5418 TIME - 1525 N8483E PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 473 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRINGERVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRANTS,NM SPRINGERVILLE,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8483E
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Springerville
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Other investigations on N8483E · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL05CA161Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportSummerville, TNThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance and adequate visual lookout during take-off which resulted in an in-flight collision with a tree and roll over.NTSB DEN77DQA14Accident · No injuriesClosedMccarty, NMNTSB LAX67A0076Accident · Minor injuriesClosedSanta Ana, CA